Indian Transport & Logistics News

Amazon India has announced its largest-ever operations network expansion ahead of the festive season, adding 20 fulfilment centres, six sort centres and 150 last-mile delivery stations across the country. The …

Kochat Narendran, President of Afcom Holdings, has stepped down from his role after nearly six years with the company. Looking back on his tenure, Narendran said he was “exceptionally proud” …

Shreeji Shipping Global has signed a Time Charter Party Agreement with AMNS Shipping and Logistics for the deployment of its vessel MV Sanghi Sudarshan for coastal cargo movement along the …

Jupiter Wagons has secured a ₹976.6 million order, including applicable tax, from GATX India for the manufacture and supply of BFNS22.9 rakes. The company said the order will strengthen its …

flydubai announced today the launch of its dedicated freighter operations, marking a significant milestone in the carrier's diversification strategy and reinforcing Dubai's position as a global logistics and trade hub. …

The Great Eastern Shipping Company (GE Shipping) has contracted to buy a secondhand Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier of about 81,609 dwt as part of its fleet expansion plans. The 2019-built …

CONCOR launches assured transit container train service from ICD Whitefield in Bengaluru to ICD Tughlakabad in New Delhi on September 5. The new container train service connecting Whitefield with Tughlakabad …

Emirates SkyCargo has introduced new weekly freighter services to Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, taking its total number of weekly freighter flights in India to seven. The freighter services to Bengaluru …

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) has received the Letter of Award (LoA) to develop and operate two dry bulk berths at Paradip Port in Odisha. The project …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the completion of the 2,800-kilometre Dedicated Freight Corridor at an event in Vadodara, Gujarat, on 8 September, describing it as the lifeline of a rapidly …

Emiza has expanded its Mumbai operations with two new fulfilment facilities in Bhiwandi, adding a combined 232 thousand sq. ft. of capacity to its network. The facilities, measuring 75,000 sq. …

Emirates SkyCargo has introduced new weekly freighter services to Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, taking its total number of weekly freighter flights in India to seven. The new services add to …

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 9 September, 2026 approved three railway multitracking projects worth a combined ₹107.83 billion, expected to add 27 …

Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited, a joint venture between Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited, has rolled out the 400th fuselage for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter from its 52,000 square …

LOT Polish Airlines is expanding its Southeast Asia network with new direct services from Warsaw to Bangkok and Hanoi, creating additional belly cargo capacity and connectivity between Southeast Asia and …

Asia-Europe container freight rates are declining as congestion at Asian ports prompts carriers to shift more services back towards the Suez Canal, according to Sogese’s September Europe Container Market Update. …

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority recorded its highest-ever single-day cargo handling of 2,17,332 tonnes on 5 September, surpassing its previous record of 2,16,631 metric tonnes set on 18 February this year, …

Crown Worldwide Group has expanded its exXtra valet storage service to six major cities in India. The service is now available in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune. The …

In this interview from the ACFI World Conclave 2026, Libin Chacko Kurian of the STAT Publishing Group speaks with Kiran Jain, Chief Operating Officer of Noida International Airport. Following the …

NITI Aayog-led e-FAST India has launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) to accelerate the deployment of zero-emission trucks and strengthen the commercial case for electric freight in India. …

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority recorded its highest-ever single-day cargo handling of 2,17,332 tonnes on 5 September, surpassing its previous record of 2,16,631 metric tonnes set on 18 February this year, …

Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has handled its first-ever Capesize vessel with a 16.50-metre draft at Western Dock-1, marking a milestone in the port’s deep-draft vessel handling capability. The vessel, MV …

Chowgule Shipyard in Goa has signed a contract with Green Maritime Infrastructure (GMI) to construct two hydrogen-powered cargo vessels, supporting the development of GMI’s zero-emission fleet and advancing sustainable coastal …

At ACFI World Conclave 2026, The STAT Trade Times spoke with Tomohiro Fukuzawa, Founder of SkyDrive, about the company’s plans for advanced air mobility in India. In this conversation with …

A humanitarian flight carrying 84 tonnes of emergency supplies landed in Kathmandu on September 4 as UNICEF scaled up relief operations for children and families affected by devastating flash floods …

Global container vessel schedule reliability fell to 56.4% in July 2026, down 6.1 percentage points month on month, according to Sea-Intelligence. This was the sharpest single-month decline since January 2021, …

A strike by empty-container depot operators at Mundra Port has disrupted the movement of containers for exporters and importers, with transporters also stopping operations as the industry faces restrictions on …

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has said that strong logistics connections will be essential to translate the opportunities created by the India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement into actual …

Energy In Motion (EIM) has taken another monumental step forward in decarbonising heavy freight transport by inaugurating its second heavy-duty battery swapping-cum-charging station at the Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal (NSDT) …

September 2 marked a major milestone for Navi Mumbai International Airport, with five cargo carriers touching down at NMIA within a single day. The headline arrival was Maximus Air’s Antonov …

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) plans to launch a dedicated Empty Container Yard (ECY) with integrated warehousing at Mundra Port, offering end-to-end services for empty containers, including storage, …

A.P. Moller - Maersk has appointed Roberta Duarte as Chief People Officer, with effect from 1 November 2026. Duarte, who previously spent 10 years with Maersk, will rejoin the company’s …

AI-native enterprise logistics management platform Shipsy has launched the beta version of Shipsy Brain, a logistics intelligence layer designed to help enterprises make decisions and execute operational workflows with greater …

TrucksUp, an AI-driven freight marketplace, has raised $8.2 million in its latest growth financing round, taking its post-raised enterprise valuation to $42.3 million. The round saw participation from institutional investors, …

Ritco Logistics has secured a contract worth approximately ₹3.34 billion from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery (HRRL) for the pan-India transportation of polymer granules. The three-year contract will cover the movement of …

UltraTech Cement will expand its electric vehicle fleet for logistics operations to more than 600 heavy-duty electric trucks by December 2026, with the fleet expected to transport around five million …

CJ Darcl Logistics has partnered with Flipkart and Ekart Express to establish an 80,000 sq ft cross-dock hub in Farrukhnagar, Haryana. The facility will support their end-to-end fulfilment operations and …

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) handled a record 50 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in August 2026, its highest monthly cargo volume to date and a 19% …

TransportOne by Delhivery has launched an agentic AI workforce for logistics, bringing together six specialised AI agents to support logistics teams across transportation planning, procurement, coordination, invoice auditing, customer support …

Nissan Motor India reported a 147% year-on-year increase in domestic wholesale volumes in August 2026, supported by demand for the Magnite and Gravite and the market response to its all-new …

Afcom Holdings has executed a letter of intent with Boeing for the purchase of up to four 777-8F freighter aircraft, according to a disclosure filed with BSE on September 2, …

CSafe has launched Silverskin RE PMC, a reusable thermal cover designed to protect multi-pallet air freight shipments of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and life sciences products. The PMC-sized cover features six-layer compressible …

China is reshaping the global EV landscape, producing around 16 million electric vehicles in 2025 — nearly 75% of global production — while exports doubled to a record 2.5 million …

Indian Railways has approved the construction of an 11-kilometre bypass line between Adra end and Joychandipahar on South Eastern Railway, at a total cost of ₹272 crore, aimed at strengthening …

Navi Mumbai International Airport received its first-ever Antonov An-124 "Ruslan," a Code F wide-bodied freighter and one of the largest cargo aircraft in the world, at around 12:13 pm on …

Susanta Kumar Purohit, chairperson of V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority, has assumed additional charge as chairman of Paradip Port Authority, following an order issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and …

In a major push towards decarbonising India’s freight and supply chain sector ahead of World EV Day, Gateway Distriparks Limited (GDL), one of the country’s leading multimodal logistics service providers, …

SkyDrive started in 2015 as a group of engineers at a major Japanese automaker dreaming of building a flying car. Today, the company is looking at a very different opportunity …

Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Aspera Industries is betting on exactly that with Eureka, an autonomous amphibious cargo aircraft designed to take off and land directly on water. The fixed-wing, pilotless aircraft …

J M Baxi has completed the heavy transportation and marine loadout of 110 modules for Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) CERES Project at its Modular Fabrication Facility in Kattupalli, near Chennai. …